If you could conjure up a vision of a perfect Scottish hideaway, it might just look a bit like this: hugging the banks of a river bursting with salmon, and encircled by verdant hills - a bucolic idyll in a region that offers fantastic walking, cycling and golfing opportunities, yet only a short drive from some fascinating towns and cities.
Balgair Castle Holiday Park has great facilities, including a brand new outdoor pool, on-site bistro and weekend entertainment in the summer season.
Nearby attractions and activities
Within easy walking distance are two snug village pubs, a leisure centre with squash courts and indoor bowling, and the luxurious Culcreuch Castle Hotel, a converted castle with lovely grounds that would be perfect for afternoon tea or an evening treat. The neighbouring village of Kippin also has a couple of good pubs, as well as a colourful history for visitors to explore.
As well as the natural attractions of nearby Loch Lomond, the Trossachs and the watery wonders of the Flanders Moss nature reserve, the area is crammed with interesting sights. Top of the list should be the historic city of Stirling, with its dramatic castle and iconic Wallace Monument, as well as some brilliant shopping: the Old Arcade offers independent boutiques and beautiful Victorian architecture, and the more recent Thistles centre has a whopping 90 stores.
The Falkirk Wheel, a unique rotating boat lift that can carry eight boats at a time, is also well worth a visit, and no trip to Scotland would be complete without a tasting at a whisky distillery - close to Balgair you’ll find one of the prettiest in Scotland, the Glengoyne Distillery.
This region of Scotland has an abundance of heritage properties and history to explore. Follow in the footsteps of Mary, Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie at Callendar House in Falkirk, see the battlefield where Bobby the Bruce routed the English at the Bannockburn Heritage Centre, be uplifted by the medieval splendor of Dunblane Cathedral or explore the Trossachs and the real story of their most famous son at the Rob Roy Visitor Centre.
There’s no shortage of things to occupy the wee folk either, with activities from ten-pin bowling to horse riding on offer nearby, plus popular attractions such as the Blair Drummond Safari Park (driving and boat safaris, fairground rides, pedal boats and giant slides), or Briarlands Farm, which offers good old-fashioned country fun, including pick your own. The whole family will enjoy Mugdock Country Park, where there are loads of outdoorsy activities to try, as well as lovely grounds, craft, garden and gift shops, and regular events ranging from art exhibitions to treasure hunts.
Attractions near Balgair Castle Holiday Park
Must see
- Stirling Castle (12.1 miles)
- Royal Burgh of Stirling Visitor Centre (12.2 miles)
- Loch Lomond Park Centre (12.3 miles)
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Activities near Balgair Castle Holiday Park
Clachan of Campsie and Campsie Glen (5.5 miles) Walking
Gargunnock's 'Under the Craigs' Walk (7.3 miles) Walking
Mugdock Country Park (7.4 miles) Walking
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lovely site and scenery amanda m. (With friends, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: this is a lovely well looked after site, quiet and peaceful would defiately return. Disliked: only dislike was the weather rain , wind and snow but was lovely sitting in our caravan looking at the view of the hills. |
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Liked: Well maintained site with modern toilet shower facilities which were spotless throughout our stay. Disliked: The roads in and out of the site are not the best but this is not the fault of the site. |
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Liked: it was a nice park TOILETS ANS SHOWERS WAS NICE AND CLEAN Disliked: IT WAS A GOOD PARK APART FROM NO SHOP AND AT THE BAR THERE WAS N O FAG MACHINE SO YOU HAD TO GO FOR A WALK INTO KIPPEN THAT WAS A 5 MILE WALK UNLESS YOU HAVE A CAR |
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Liked: The site was well maintained, the shower block was spotless, the pool was clean, the staff were very polite and very helpful all ropund big thumbs up :) Disliked: Not really anything i disliked about Balgair Castle holiday park apart from it would be good to have a small shop on site rather than have to drive for 15 minutes into Balfron for the co op
From the manager...
Thank you for reviewing Balgair Castle Holiday Park. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay. Cleanliness and customer care are of high priority to us and it is lovely to hear that these met your expectations. There is a small shop in Fintry which sells milk, bread etc however, Balfron has a larger selection. We hope to welcome you back soon! |
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Liked: From arrival to departure the experience was one of serenity. The site is situated in such a poetic part of Scotland with views of the Campsies, burns, and lakes. Disliked: Only having one night to appreciate the peace, quiet and tranquility of this campsite.
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Thank you for reviewing Balgair Castle Holiday Park. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay and appreciated the beautiful countryside around Balgair Castle. Hopefully you can stay longer on your next visit! |
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Liked: most things about the site Disliked: the noise even though it says keep down after 10pm it didnt especially from friday onwards
From the manager...
Thank you for taking the time to review Balgair Castle Holiday Park. We are delighted that you liked the park and hope you enjoyed your stay with us. We do have wardens on the park that keep an eye on the noise however, we are sorry this was a problem for you on your visit. We also provide guests with a number that they can call to report any problems during their stay. Thank you for your feedback. |
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Weekend break Sophia R. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: The good weather that allowed my grandaughter to play in the outdoor pool. I liked the fact thet my grandaughter could play safely in the park area and I was able to watch from my pitch. Disliked: I had no dislikes all good
From the manager...
Thank you for taking the time to review Balgair Castle Holiday Park. We are delighted that you enjoyed the outdoor pool and even better that the sun was shinning! We hope to welcome you back to the park in the future. |
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4 nights Kevin P. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: The Pool, The Location, The Camp Layout, the opportunity for electric hook up for tents, The play park, The bar & food. Staff were very friendly. Disliked: No shop, late opening times for the pool and other amenities. No on-site shop for basics (only found out on last day that there was a shop at the Fintry sports centre - no info anywhere to help with this). Was told on last night that there was no evening meals left - at 7.45pm!
From the manager...
Thank you for your review on Balgair Castle Holiday Park. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and were happy with the facilities on the park and our customer care. On arrival, we do provide our customers with an information booklet that informs them about the local area including the shop at Fintry. We also have some posters displayed on the park about the shop but will certainly try to increase these and emphasis it to our customers on arrival. Thank you for your feedback and we will take your comments into consideration. |
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Kids had fun, food was great....quiet time could be implemented cat_wilke (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: First time visitors - Kids liked playpark, pool and openness of campsite. Disliked: Due to weather, pitch area very muddy and we were right on corner of ajoining road area...vehicles short cutted and bike riders made surface worse...
From the manager...
Thank you for reviewing Balgair Castle. We are delighted you enjoyed the facilities on the park and the food in the restaurant. Unfortunately, due to the poor weather the pitches have become wet and in some places muddy. We do our best to arrange alternative pitches however, in some cases due to advance bookings this is not possible. We are sorry that you experienced noise from people next to you. Our wardens do try to keep noise to a minimum after 11pm and we do emphasise this to customers on arrival. We also provide a telephone number for guests to call in the event of disturbances. |
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and also stayed with 2 older boys nicola n. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: the very friendly and helpful staff nothing was to much trouble for them also liked the clean shower room and sophie loved swimming in the pool will defenately be back lovely location Disliked: the weather but that isnt something we can control
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Thank you for reviewing Balgair Castle Holiday Park. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us. Cleanliness and customer care are of top priority to us and we are happy that these met your expectations. Hopefully when you visit again we will have some sunshine!! |
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Liked: It a lovely little plan surrounded by great scenery great park for the kids Disliked: Didn't dislike anything but would say a shop on the complex would be an advantage
From the manager...
Thank you for reviewing Balgair Castle Holiday Park. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay and the beautiful scenery surrounding Balgair. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future! |
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Liked: The clubhouse was good with really nice food and at a reasonable price. Disliked: Speed bumps on road in are huge
From the manager...
Thank you for your feedback on Balgair Castle Holiday Park. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us. We have now added seats to our shower cubicles for putting clothes etc on. We hope to see you back at Balgair in the future! |
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great campsite Stuart H. (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos) Confirmed ?
Liked: great facilities, with outdoor pool a bonus, Disliked: bar closing at 8pmweekdays
From the manager...
Thank you for taking the time to review Balgair Castle Holiday Park. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us. The bar will open later during the week during high season (July/August) however at present there is not a high demand for it. We will certainly take this into consideration. Hope to see you again soon! |
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Liked: Very quiet, peaceful, clean, good amenities nearby caravan. Good intertainment, kids loved it. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay Disliked: People walking dogs and allowing them to do their business near caravan area (even though they picked up stools) where kids were playing and rolling about on grass.
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We appreciate you taking the time to review Balgair Castle. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us. We do try to encourage guests to walk their dogs in the open areas and down by the river away from children playing etc. We will certainly try to reinforce this and hope to welcome you back in the future. |
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Liked: we enjoyed everything about the site we did say it could bre doing with just a small shop so ppl do not have to leave the food was good and entertainment was fab,kids had a good time but dnt think we will be doing tents much longer once we save pennies for wend we are defo coming back as we were speaking abt buying on site :) x Disliked: none
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Thank you for taking the time to review Balgair Castle. We are delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to welcome you back soon. |
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Beautiful holiday park in a great country kathcake (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: Balgair Castle Holiday park was my families first experience of holidaying in the UK and it wont be the last. The camp was run by lovely people who really knew that the customer came first. Disliked: Weather was a bit rubbish but it is Scotland !! |
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Stayed in a tent, two adults and six children. Fiveinourhouse (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: Overall I would say that this campsite was value for money however I am not sure that I would return. Disliked: The toilet facilities appeared to be fairly new but where inadequate as there where only three female showers for the whole site. So queueing was inevitable. |
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Fab weekend away! michelle (Family with young children, 1 review, 0 photos)
Liked: The warm and friendly welcome i recieved from Joanne and John. I was alone with 3 young kids. Joanne and John made sure i had everything i needed and i felt really safe knowing they were there if they were needed. I also liked the way everyone looked out for all the kids. A very happy weekend was had by all. Disliked: Although the shower block looks fantastic, It was not practical when u have the kids to shower and dress. Maybe a shower basin at the bottom of the shower, or a ledge to put clothes on. |
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Leisure on site
Bar or club house
Cycle hire
Evening entertainment
Fishing
Fitness centre
Games room
Indoor swimming pool
Kids' club
On-site restaurant/cafe
Outdoor swimming pool
Play area
TV room
Take away
Tennis
Watersports
Amenities on site
Bath available
Car parking by pitch
Disabled facilities
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Launderette
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Public telephone
Shower available
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Wifi
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Touring and motorhomes
Electrical hook-up points for tourers
Hard standings
Seasonal pitches
Rules
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Themes
Peaceful
Remote location
Spectacular scenery
Nearby leisure
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Horse riding nearby
Restaurant nearby
Groups welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Rallies welcome
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Shop nearby
Type
Medium (26-50 pitches)
Ordnance Survey maps (GB and Northern Ireland only) are available at lower levels via the drop-down menu.
Nearest transport
- Coach stations
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Raploch (Stirling): Drip Road Coach Stop — 11.8mi
St. Ninians (Stirling): Glasgow Rd Coach Stop — 12.1mi
Clydebank: Great Western Road Coach Stop — 12.1mi
- Train stations
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Milngavie Rail Station — 9.2mi
Hillfoot Rail Station — 10.7mi
Lenzie Rail Station — 10.8mi
- Ferry ports
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Balmaha Pier — 11.8mi
Clydebank Ferry Landing — 13.6mi
Clydebank Ferry Landing — 13.6mi
- Airports
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Glasgow International Airport — 16.0mi
Directions
From Glasgow city centre
- From here head east onto Renfrew Street towards Hope Street
- Take the first left onto Hope Street then turn right at Cowcaddens Road
- Turn left at North Hanover street
- Continue straight onto Kyle Street/A804
- Continue to follow A804
- Turn left to merge onto Springburn Road/A803
- Continue to follow A803 going straight through first roundabout
- At the next roundabout take the first exit onto Torrance Road/A807 at Kelvinbridge roundabout
- Take the second exit onto Main Street/B822
- Turn right at campsite road/B822 and continue to follow B822
- Turn left at Rowantree Place/A891 and continue to follow A891
- Turn right at Crosshill Street/B822 and continue to follow B822
- Take third right onto Crow Road/B822 and continue to follow towards Fintry
- After entering Fintry turn right at Kippen Road/B822
- Continue to follow road and after Balgair Castle Park sign, turn left and follow road into park
- Reception is on the the right-hand side as you enter
Directions from Stirling Town Centre
- Head North towards Goosecroft Road/B8052
- Exit the roundabout onto Goosecroft Road/B8052
- At Craigs roundabout take the fifth exit onto Upper Craigs/A811
- Turn left at Wellgreen Road/A811
- At Wellgreen Place, take the second exit and stay on Wellgreen Road/A811
- Turn right at St Ninians Road/A811 and continue to follow A811
- Turn left at Dumbarton road/A811 and continue to follow A811
- Go through first roundabout
- At next roundabout take the first exit onto B822 and continue to follow B822
- After Balgair Castle Holiday Park sign turn right and follow road down into park
- Reception on the right-hand side as you enter.
Permitted arrival time
1pm for touring pitches and 4pm for self catering accommodation
Cancellation policy
Monies are non-refundable in the event of cancellation or early departure.
Please note that your deposit paid to Pitchup.com is non-refundable.
Payment of balance
We will contact you by telephone when your balance is due. Balance is due eight weeks prior to arrival, or if you make your booking within eight weeks of arrival, after submission of your Pitchup.com booking.
Cards accepted on the park
Visa, Mastercard, Maestro
Terms and conditions
Site booking terms and conditionsPlease note
Young, single-sex groups are not permitted.
Sorry we do not permit pup tents, gazebos, jet skis, open fires or commercial vehicles.
A security deposit of £50 will be requested on arrival at the Park for all self catering breaks.
The latest time for arrival is 8pm.
Check availability at Balgair Castle Holiday Park…
Grass tent pitches with 10-/16-amp electric hook-up. Choose the extra on the booking page for 5+ man tents. Sorry we do not permit pup tents, gazebos, jet skis, open fires or commercial vehicles.
Max. persons: unlimited
Grass touring pitches including 10-/16-amp hook-up, suitable for touring caravans and motorhomes. Sorry we do not permit pup tents, gazebos, jet skis, open fires or commercial vehicles.
Max. persons: unlimited
Stylishly furnished two bedroom caravan home, with a spacious open plan lounge area and dining area, a fully fitted well equipped kitchen, with a cooker and 4 ring hob, fridge-freezer and microwave oven and ample cupboard space. One double bedroom and one twin bedroom makes this comfortable accommodation for up ...
Max. persons: 4x
Thank you for taking the time to review Balgair Castle Holiday Park. Customer feedback is very important to us and we are delighted that you enjoyed your stay.
Hopefully the next time you visit the weather will be better!